The Ten Commandments Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

I believed the Ten Commandments,
Were sins we were not to commit.
And I understand them as 'commands'!
And not to be applied as 'we' see fit!

Some live their lives,
As if these are not legitimate.
And comprehending the opposite,
To inflict upon a consciousness...
An increasingly reflected mental misfitness.
With a clear misunderstanding...
That our Creator is not pleased one bit!

These commandments we should take heed.
And immediately revisit!

I am the Lord your God
You shall have no other gods before me
You shall not make for yourself an idol
You shall not make wrongful use of the name of your God
Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy
Honor your father and mother
You shall not murder
You shall not commit adultery
You shall not steal
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
You shall not covet your neighbor's wife
You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor

'Look, Yo...
Ain't these 'commandments'?
Ain't these things we suppose to do? '

Noooo! ...yeeeesss, but no!
You are 'not' suppose to do these things.
You are suppose to 'do' these things!

'Oh!
Ooooh!
So, they are commands 'meant'
Not to do what is commanded? '

Let me put this another way!
See my fist?
Even though I am tempted,
To hit you in the head with it...
AND that might bring unto me,
A temporary satisfaction?
Something inside of me,
Is preventing me not to do it.

'Oh,
I see.
Would it be the gun you know I have in my car?
And you know I can command it in minutes? '

Let's just dropp the subject.

'Yeah!
I command we do! '